Landmark U.S. $4.5 Billion Louisiana Clean Energy Complex

The Louisiana Clean Energy Complex will produce low-carbon hydrogen to power mobility and industrial markets in the Gulf Coast region and beyond. The facility will capture and sequester 95% of its carbon dioxide emissions (over 5 million tons per year), permanently sequestering the CO2 in ideal geological pore space in Louisiana.

This project is the largest U.S. investment by Air Products and a major investment in the State of Louisiana. This clean energy complex will enhance the local economy, use proven technology to significantly reduce emissions through carbon capture for permanent sequestration, and help customers improve their own sustainability performance.

Louisiana intends to reduce GHG emissions to net-zero by 2050 while consecutively preserving the state’s economic competitiveness. This project helps move toward achieving both of those goals.

FUELED BY FACTS

#1

Air Products' largest U.S. investment

170

permanent jobs at new clean energy complex

$15.9 million

annual payroll, with an average salary of $93,000

2,000

construction jobs created over three years

#1

world's largest carbon capture for permanent sequestration operation

>5 million

tons per year of CO2 captured and permanently sequestered

Proud History Serving Louisiana

55+ years of continuous operation in the state
>$2 billion in capital investment prior to this project
18 active manufacturing facilities; 5 in Ascension Parish
>330 full-time employees
>$1 million in contributions from the Air Products Foundation in Louisiana since 2015
$1.25 million in disaster relief assistance provided in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina
$150,000 annually in philanthropic activity in the community
Strong record in health and safety in protecting our employees and the environment

Air Products' Blue Hydrogen Energy Complex

Air Products’ blue hydrogen energy complex will make Louisiana a leader in the U.S.’ clean energy transition. The complex will produce >750 million standard cubic feet per day of blue hydrogen for Air Products’ pipeline customers in the U.S. Gulf Coast and blue ammonia for global hydrogen markets, including transportation/mobility.

Air Products LA Blue Hydrogen project schematic

Sequestration Facts

The sequestration site will be constructed and operated to meet all state and federal standards, which were established to protect the community and the environment.

Safe Storage Far Below Water Tables

The carbon sequestration will occur ~1 mile beneath the surface; water tables are found around 100 feet.

Permanent Sequestration

Carbon sequestration is permanent and is an environmentally sound disposition of CO2 that does not fracture rock.

Stable Pore Space

More than 400 million metric tons of CO2 have already been injected in stable pore space over 50 years worldwide.

Monitoring

During sequestration, Air Products will conduct continuous measurement, monitoring, verification, and reporting.

carbon capture for sequestration diagram

World’s Largest Carbon Capture for Permanent Sequestration Operation

Approximately 95% of the CO2 generated at the facility will be captured, compressed, and transported safely by pipeline to multiple inland sequestration sites located along a pipeline corridor extending up to 35 miles to the east of the new production facility. Over 5 million MTPY of CO2 will be permanently sequestered in geologic pore space secured from the State of Louisiana approximately one mile beneath the surface.

The World's Largest Hydrogen Pipeline System

Air Products' Gulf Coast Hydrogen Pipeline system

Air Products' U.S. Gulf Coast System Can Provide Both Gray and Blue Hydrogen

A portion of the blue hydrogen from this project will be compressed and supplied to customers by Air Products’ extensive U.S. Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline network, the world’s largest, stretching 700+ miles from Galveston Bay, TX to New Orleans. Today, the pipeline network can supply customers with more than 1.6 billion cubic feet of hydrogen per day from ~25 production facilities, including blue hydrogen supplied from our Port Arthur, TX facility which has captured ~1 million tons of CO2 annually since 2013.

Blue hydrogen is produced utilizing hydrocarbons as a feedstock, with the carbon dioxide (CO2) in the production process permanently sequestered.

"Air Products is excited to announce this investment in clean energy with the Governor of Louisiana. This landmark megaproject will not only create jobs but make Louisiana and Ascension Parish leaders in the U.S. clean energy transition. Air Products is fully invested in and committed to projects that leverage our build-own-operate, technology, financial, and sustainability capabilities, and this project brings all of those core strengths together."

Air Products' Chairman, President & CEO

"This is a major industrial investment that will create quality manufacturing jobs while limiting environmental impacts, a goal envisioned by my Climate Initiatives Task Force. Carbon capture and sequestration are important to Louisiana’s efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions while maintaining jobs and growing our manufacturing base. This project is a clear demonstration of our ability to grow the Louisiana economy while lowering the carbon footprint of industry."

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards

"Ascension Parish is committed to being a leader in the new clean energy economy and values our continued relationship with Air Products. We appreciate their investment in industrial gas production using carbon capture and sequestration technology. This project will not only make a significant investment in our parish but will also add high-quality employment opportunities for the residents in our community."

Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment

"The development of this large-scale clean hydrogen project highlights our strategic geographic assets as we position ourselves to become the clean energy capital of the U.S. Gulf Coast. Investments from companies like Air Products are essential to reducing carbon pollution in a major and sustainable way."

Kate MacArthur - President and CEO of the Ascension Economic Development Corporation

"The Capital Region is at the leading edge of the transitional energy sector, and Air Products’ decision to build one of the world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen projects here underscores that the talent, infrastructure, and business climate is turn-key for clean energy investments of a global scale. We congratulate our partners in Ascension Parish and look forward to working together to support Air Products."

Adam Knapp - President and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber

"Analysis from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and dozens of other organizations conclude that carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) is essential to achieve important climate targets, including 2°C, let alone 1.5°. Without CCUS most models do not converge on a solution at all."

Dr. S. Julio Friedmann, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia Univ. School of International & Public Affairs

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